More quotes by Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

"NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi."
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"Scriptures, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based."
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"Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others."
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"Hash, x. There is no definition for this word - nobody knows what hash is.Famous, adj. Conspicuously miserable.Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work."
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"Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable."
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